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Men's basketball interviews

Augustana director of public relations Sam Schlouch catches up with several Vikings at a recent practice ahead of their second-round game of the NCAA tournament. Augustana takes on Mount Union at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Arianna Quartet

The Arianna String Quartet will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. March 20 in the Denkmann Memorial Building, Wallenberg Hall. Founded in 1992, the St. Louis-based string quartet are faculty of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Jazz Ambassadors

The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, D.C., will continue a tradition of free performances at 2 p.m. March 15 in Centennial Hall.

Juvenile in Justice

The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will present the photography exhibition "Juvenile in Justice" March 13-April 18.

An opening reception will be held at 4 p.m. March 13 in Centennial Hall with Richard Ross, the artist. "Juvenile in Justice" is a collection of more than 50 large-scale photographs accompanied by the personal stories of the young prisoners.

Bill Albracht to sign books here

Augustana will host author, former state senate candidate and Army veteran Bill Albracht for a book signing March 16. Albracht will sign his new book, "Abandoned In Hell," which chronicles his experiences behind enemy lines while in Vietnam in 1969.

Robert Krulwich

Augustana College will host a lecture by Robert Krulwich, co-host of the award-winning NPR science program, "Radiolab," on Wednesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium (733 35th Street, Rock Island). The lecture, "Talking Science to Non-Scientists: Saddam Hussein's Secret Octopus and Other Stories," is made possible by the Lawrence H. Roys Endowment. Admission is free and the public is invited.

Flute masterclass

Flutist Demarre McGill taught Augustana students that music performance is more than notes, showing them how to use scenarios, movement and "controlling the silence" as well. He taught a masterclass at Augustana earlier this month.

Crowe's Cosmic Defiance

Dr. David Crowe, professor of English, has completed a book examining John Updike's many claims about Søren Kierkegaard's life and work. In "Cosmic Defiance: Updike's Kierkegaard and the Maples Stories," Dr. Crowe tells the story of Updike's first reading of Kierkegaard and life-long fascination with the existentialist theologian.

Cellist and students partner in powerful piece

"The Protecting Veil" by British composer John Tavener is a haunting work for cello and strings. Augustana music professor Janina Ehrlich is performing the solo part for the first time with the Augustana Symphony Orchestra.

As You Like It review

Director Jennifer Popple’s decision to set her Augustana College production of As You Like It in the 1960s is one of the most appropriate changes in time-setting for theatrical material... Such shifts sometimes seem gimmicky, or are better in concept than execution, but here it works, and works well.

As You Like It

Augustana's Department of Theatre Arts will put a groovy spin on Shakespeare’s "As You Like It" during the first two weekends of May. “The pastoral comedy of 'As You Like It' and the revolutionary decade of the 1960s bring forth such similar themes," said sophomore Trevor Jablonski, who is dramaturge for the production.

Take Back the Night

More than 70 students took part in the first "Take Back the Night" event on campus in at least five years, during national Sexual Assault Awareness Month. "The threat of violence prevents all of us from enjoying life as free individuals," said Dr. Jane Simonsen, who teaches women and gender studies classes. "We gather tonight to protest, because fear should not be a way of life."

Tea Talks: Havard

Assistant professor of Spanish Dr. Megan Havard discusses her Tea Talks presentation, "Medieval Chick Lit? The Myth of Gender-Exclusive Readership in 15th-century Castile."

How Senior Inquiry helps students stand out

Every Augustana geography major has completed an extended, original research project since 1971, making geography the forerunner for Senior Inquiry.

It's Just a Race

A member of the women’s track and field team designed a poster for her graphics design class that caught the attention of coaches, professors and college administrators. A banner with Kayla Bushey’s design now hangs at Augustana’s Paul V. Olsen Track. As she explains, the message is simple: don’t get nervous about “race,” whether it’s a run or a different skin tone.